KUALA LUMPUR: Parliament will cooperate with the Health Ministry to ensure food safety and quality standards are met after a cafeteria in the building was ordered to shut down, says Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul. This is after the cafeteria in the Parliament building's main block was shut down for two weeks due to...
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of Parliament have been reminded that they have 12 days left to submit their health status. Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul (pic) reminded MPs that they must undergo mandatory health screenings and submit their medical reports by Nov 11. "I informed them that it is mandatory ... on July 17 and Oct...
KUALA LUMPUR: Questions from government backbenchers will be given priority during oral question and answer sessions in the Dewan Rakyat, says Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul (pic). Johari said this was due to the number of backbench MPs outnumbering Opposition MPs in the lower House, with the former to be given six out of the 10...
KLUANG: Perikatan Nasional has lodged a police report against Johor Speaker Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi, claiming that his visit to China could bring communist ideology back to Malaysia. State Perikatan chairman Datuk Dr Sahruddin Jamal said he was concerned that Puad and his delegation’s visit to several political schools in China could have adverse effects...
KANGAR: MPs have been warned from commenting on issues on social media despite being absent from Dewan Rakyat debates on those issues. Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said that such behaviour was misleading the public as it gave the impression that these MPs were present during the discussions and debates. "They are under close watch," he...
SHAH ALAM: Selangor speaker Lau Weng San has called on Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali to retract his allegations of him (Lau) being unprofessional, unfair and biased in his decisions regarding the status of Selat Klang assemblyman in last week’s state assembly sittings. Lau dismissed claims by the Selangor opposition leader and Hulu Kelang assemblyman that...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selat Klang state seat will not be vacated, said Selangor state assembly Speaker Lau Weng San. "The cessation of Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari's membership in Bersatu was found to be a constructive expulsion, based on the Selangor constitution. "I am not persuaded that there is sufficient evidence to prove a casual...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Selat Klang state seat will not be vacated, said Selangor state assembly Speaker Lau Weng San. "The cessation of Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari's membership in Bersatu was found to be a constructive expulsion, based on the Selangor constitution. "I am not persuaded that there is sufficient evidence to prove a casual...
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu will send notices to seven of its members soon regarding the status of their membership as well as the parliamentary and state seats they currently hold. Party president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he would then send a notice to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul, as well as the Speakers of...
KUALA LUMPUR: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul will lead a Malaysian parliamentary delegation to Japan for a five-day visit starting on Monday (June 3). The Office of the Dewan Rakyat Speaker said in a statement on Friday (May 31) that the official visit is at the invitation of the Speaker of the House of...
